Autocorrect, a spell check feature, is pre-installed on most virtual key boards on Android and iOS phones. It also identifies misspelt words on Apps such as MS Word and Google Docs. It corrects the spellings even while we are typing the word.

There is predictive typing feature which infers the word or words which will appear next in a sentence. There is autocomplete to predict the words which will complete the sentence.

All this appeared in the early 1990s when Internet was nascent to enable faster and error-free typing.

There is a large market for the writing enhancement software. There is an AI-tool called Grammarly, a grammar checking tool. After the US, India is its largest market for it. Proofread of Google competes with Grammarly. It is a collaborative tool for Google Workspace called Duet AI. It operates on subscription model. Grammarly offers a free tier in addition to subscription plans.

ChatGPT generated material is subjected by the students to AI-paraphrasing tools such as QuillBot to avoid detection of copy lifting.

Previously, people were judged on the basis of the language used — grammar and spellings. By using software more and more people make sure that what they write stands out.

Audio-visual media these days teaches us new words. Previously we learnt new words from text and there was likelihood of getting its pronunciation wrong. Video teaches us the correct phonetic aspects of the new words. The earlier generations had good writing skills, whereas the new generation has good speaking skills. Even people love to write the way they speak.

LLMs can now be trained to understand how the new generation uses the language.